Umbrella You
Come and go as a gift
Or go as a trope
Winter has come and gone
You are just the endnote
Every time I replay you again
You sound different
than your future selves
Every time I walk on fire
To relent, to abide
There's not a thing left to rinse
Reconsider and repeat
There's not a thing in the world
to make up and doll up your world
Who need a glitter around glitters
Who need a sin around sins?
You can leave the umbrella to me
I lost your umbrella three times
Maybe the fourth time is the charm
You can leave your letters to me
I will find a safe box
And waterproof the box
Since no umbrella in sight
You know where to stay
and what to say, which is much
Each and every time we fell out of love
In love's soft feathery embrace
Each and every time we fell out of lost
Losing you is losing me in the world again
You sound past and future perfect
Speaking all in perfect tense
Every time I walk on fire
To relent, to abide
There's not a thing left to rinse
Reconsider and repeat
There's not a thing in the world
to make up and doll up your world
Who need a glitter around glitters
Who need a sin around sins?
You can leave the umbrella to me
I lost your umbrella three times
Maybe the fourth time is the charm
Each and every time we fell out of love
In love's soft feathery embrace
Each and every time we fell out of lost
Losing you is losing me in the world again
July 2026
By Aran Meredith
